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Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame star, which the Republican Presidential candidate obtained in 2007, has been vandalized and completely destroyed, with video evidence to back it up.

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Just when you thought there was a shortage of Donald Trump news, this could be the most flattering piece for his adversaries and naysayers.

Video evidence has emerged of a man dressed as a construction worker destroying Donald Trump’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star with a sledge hammer and pickaxe, which more or less resembles a battle axe in this instance.

The LAPD is investigating the matter, after being alerted around 6 a.m. PT early Wednesday morning. While the case is ongoing, there have been no suspects detained.

In the video, a man, who seems content to being filmed, starts smashing the Walk of Fame star until it turns into rubble. It must not be a coincidence that this attack happened so close to the 2016 presidential election, which just so happens to be two weeks away.

While the video was first obtained by Deadline, it has made the rounds on the interwebs, and the man himself told Deadline that he intended to remove and auction off the star to raise money for the number of women who have come forward and accused Trump of sexually assaulting them. During these past few months, 11 women have come forward to accuse Trump of sexual misconduct, often citing issues with groping and Trump trying to get intimate with them.

It’s worth mentioning that back in January, the star was vandalized with a swastika, followed by someone painting a mute sign over it and then in July, artist Plastic Jesus took it even further by constructing a small wall around it (a knock on Trump’s supposed wall on the U.S.-Mexican border).

Trump’s star was given to him in 2007, while accompanied by his wife Melania and his son Barron. It appears (or at this point, “appeared”) on the 6800 block of Hollywood Boulevard.

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Will the assailant turn into the next big internet hero, or villain?

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Should Trump be elected President, this star-smasher will probably get the death penalty if he’s ever found.

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There are more than 2,500 five-pointed terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the Walk of Fame.